The Bloggers' Night
Ryan Cayabyab delivers an impromptu lecture |
The
time is almost up for aspiring songwriters to submit their entries for the
upcoming Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) as the deadline on May 10, 2012 at 11:59 PM (GMT +08:00 )
is just a day away. This songwriting tilt aims to revitalize the Philippine
music industry by highlighting and celebrating the Filipino songs (OPM) which
has been taking a backseat to foreign material for many years. The competition
will have its finals night on July 14, 2012 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) where the winning song will be awarded P1 million in
cash while the second and third place winning songs will take home P500,000 and
P250,000 respectively.
The
festival’s executive director Ryan Cayabyab has been very enthusiastic about
this project since it was formally launched about two months ago. And his
enthusiasm has been felt online world through his tweets as he offer tips on
songwriting while also reminding people not to wait until the last minute to
upload their entries via the competition’s website at www.philpop.com.ph. Recently,
Mr. C himself hosted a dinner at Napa Restaurant & Bar for bloggers to help
spread the word and to promote PhilPop. The bloggers not only savored great food, an intimate performance by The Ryan Cayabyab Singers but they also the maestro in action as he even delivered an impromptu lecture about music.
Ryan Cayabyab and the Ryan Cayabyab singers |
I
thought that Ryan Cayabyab would inform us of things that I already knew from
the launch but he said some stuff that I didn’t know before. First, he
mentioned that the fourteen finalists will be included in a PhilPop album under Ivory Records. Another thing he said that I find very interesting was that this
competition is all about finding new expressions and new forms. His short
lecture that I mentioned earlier talked about melody, rhythm, dynamics, texture and timbre and how all
of these figure in the songs that we usually hear. He said that a lot of OPM songs
so far focused mainly on the melody and that he hopes that many of the entries would offer something new. He couldn’t stress enough the
importance of finding new expressions in music through this competition. He wishes that the finalists in this competition will make up the music that will define this
generation.
Ryan
Cayabyab said that many of our singers have found fame and recognition abroad
but sadly, the only song to penetrate the foreign market so far has only been
Anak by Freddie Aguilar. He remains hopeful that PhilPop will be that spark, encouraging
songwriters to come up with new material that will not only make it big here in the country but also in other markets as well. And it seems that this spark has already
turned into a huge blaze as over a thousand entries have already been entered
with the organizers expecting a huge amount of entries opting for a photo
finish right before the submission closes its doors.
RAd plays the keyboard as Mr. C looks on |
In
the past year, I’ve noticed the rise of new singer/songwriters and also veteran
recording artists coming up with more new and original material. Radio Republic has also recently launched
and they are committed in playing OPM. And now, PhilPop comes in giving this
golden opportunity for songwriters. All of these make for a very exciting time
to be part of the Philippine music industry.
The
Philippine Popular Music Festival is jointly presented by Maynilad, Meralco,
PLDT, Smart Communications, Sun Cellular, North Luzon Expressway, Metro Pacific Investments, PICC, Philex Mining Corporation and TV5.
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The Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) Experience Part 4
The Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) Experience Part 5
The Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) Experience Part 6
The Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) Experience Part 3
The Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) Experience Part 4
The Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) Experience Part 5
The Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) Experience Part 6
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